Author: Alade Adisa

More succour has come the way of the victims of the recent flood tragedy in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in northern Nigeria with the United Nations announcing the donation of $6 million.UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall in a statement on Tuesday, said a joint mission comprising UN agencies and NGOs, alongside the Nigeria Red Cross Society, visited the beleaguered capital city weekend.The flood was caused by an overflow in the Alau Dam located just over 10 miles to the south of MaiduguriThe UN official said the team met with some of the victims, many of whom…

Members of the House of Representatives have demanded that global billionaires and multinational companies pay some taxes to support African countries battling climate change impacts, particularly victims of the recent flooding in the Nigerian states of Borno and Zamfara.Making the call at the ongoing special sitting of the Committees of the Pan-African Parliament in South Africa, the Deputy Speaker and leader of the Nigerian delegation to the forum, Benjamin Kalu, advocated a global climate tax to support climate adaptation in the world’s most vulnerable regions, especially Africa.He was reacting to a paper titled “The impact of climate change and Africa’s…

ays after an assassin attempted to kill former President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate and his Democratic counterpart, Vice President Kamala Harris have resumed their campaigns.Trump on Tuesday, travelled to Michigan two days after a failed assassination attempt against him was foiled at his golf course in Florida.Meanwhile, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) will host Vice President Harris in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania for an interview on Tuesday.The event and another interview with Hispanic media, recorded Monday and set to air Tuesday, will be the first time Harris will have an opportunity to react in-person to…